NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Bare-legged Owl
Margarobyas lawrencii (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Bare-legged Owl (Gymnoglaux lawrencii)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The bare-legged owl (Margarobyas lawrencii), also called the Cuban bare-legged owl or Cuban screech owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae that is endemic to Cuba and Isla de la Juventud. It belongs to the monotypic genus Margarobyas.
Wikipedia contributors, Bare-legged owl; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:38:44.678667+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Margarobyas lawrencii (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868)
- Name authority
- (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868)
- Common name
- Bare-legged Owl
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
- Genus
- Margarobyas
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- subfamilyStriginae
- genusMargarobyas Olson & Suárez, 2008
- speciesMargarobyas lawrencii (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Margarobyas lawrencii exsul (Bangs, 1913) (Bangs, 1913) | synonym |
| Gymnoglaux lawrencii P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868 P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868 | synonym |
| Gymnoglaux lawrencii lawrencii P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868 P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868 | synonym |
| Gymnoglaux lawrencii exsul (Bangs, 1913) (Bangs, 1913) | synonym |
| Margarobyas lawrencii lawrencii (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868) (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868) | synonym |
| Otus lawrencii (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868) (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1063251 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3Y477. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.